LOLA
LOVE
Its
a
girl
thing
By
Lisa Clark
Big hearts and sparkly tiaras to
All the totes amazing Pink Ladies who read the books, visit the website and message and mail both Lola and I WE HEART YOU!
Angel boy Burt love you x
Carrie and Jacqui, The girls from Shampoo for being the most fabulous inspir-o girls in my teendom years Viva La Megababes!
Mrs Mclaren and Mr Clarke the best teachers. Ever.
Susie and Izzi so, we didnt rule the school? Pah! Look at us now we rock n rule!
Just Seventeen magazine for teaching me everything bout the big P when I was a teen girl.
Claire-bear Boxall and Clairey Brown-Smith for making life as an awkward teen girl in the world totally do-able with fbs, photo swaps, phat mail and pages and pages of boyband chatter. Happy days.
Take That the absolute best reason for being a teen girl in the 90s. Fact.
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Being a girl in the world can be tough stuff, chica. Fact.
One minute youre brushing your Barbie dolls hair, the next youre diggin on the totally cute guitar-playin dude in the year above. Sigh.
Thats not all, both your body and mind go through some pretty dramatic changes at a helluva crazy speed too. This, sweet thing, is your puberty makeover.
Now, I heart a makeover as much as the next chica, but ladybumps, mood-swings, hair sprouting here and there and periods? Well, there aint no denying that they can be a complete head-mess. Whether your big P makeover is exciting, embarrassing, irritating or anxiety-inducing, dont freak out, the Pink Ladies and I have everything you need to make it as stress-free as possible. How?
Well, punk princess and Pink Lady Bella, who is a whole lot older than us, shes 17 which is like, practically a grown up has completed her big P makeover and is the coolest mix of agony aunt, big sister and glossy girl zine in a rockgirl package. Shes got the puberty 101 and together, coz yep, were feeling it too sister, well make sure youre totally clued up about the whole big P makeover; it is a girl thing after all!
Love and pink lemonade bubbles,
Theres no right or wrong way to go through this whole puberty lark, however, armed with your Its a girl thing! bag of fabulousness, it will inevitably be a whole lot less stressy, promise!
Peppermint teasoothing, relieves bloating, caffeine-free and the perfect chill out tonicahhh.
Pampering treatsBecause soaking in a bath not only makes you feel and look fabulous, sweet smelling products banish bad body odour tooyay!
Chocolatewell, why not?
Pink leg warmersto wear while taking a brisk walk to the shopexercise will make your bodys natural pain killers kick-in if youve got bad belly pains.
Pink fluffy hot water bottleIf you cant bear to leave the sofa, sitting with a hot water bottle on your turn can work wonders and is really rather cute too.
Dont stress if you dont know exactly whats going on, you most deffo wont be the first girl in history to find puberty something right out of Scaryville, I know I did! Neither will you be the first to lie awake at night fretting that youre the only girl in class that doesnt wear a bra yet, just ask Pink Lady, SadieThe trick is to Think Pink. Why?
Because Pink-Thinkin chicks get clued-up about their bodies and whats going on inside. Its a fact that the more you know, the less confusing, surprising and embarrasing this whole hazy, crazy growing up stuff will seem! Ready?
Your boobs can be tender, sore and itchy during puberty
To get rid of body odour you should keep yourself clean and wash under your arms every day
Any hair that you shave will grow back much thicker
No two boobs are alike
Boys are just as self-conscious during puberty as girls
If you answered true to 3 or more of the statements above
You are sussed, sista! You know how pubertys body makeover will affect you and youre ready for actiongo girl!
If you answered false to 3 or more of the statements above
No worries sweet thing, the Pink Ladies and I are gonna fill you in on everything from periods to ladybumps, because when you know whats happening to your body and why, youll be much less likely to fret about it in the future, okay?
As you know Im a pink-thinking chica on a daily basis and while I dig who I am and know Im no ugly duckling, there are still times, even with all the pink thinking in the world, when I feel like one. Sound familiar?
Blame the hormones.
Hormones are the chemicals your body produces to transform your sweet self from a young girl to a woman. These body changes can take years to unfold and take holdyawnand while there will deffo be some changes youll like, theres a chance there will also be some that you wont.
Yes, this is rude and wrong, but unfortunately, chica, it is factuality.
If, like me, youre feeling a lil bit messy and stressy about all this big P stuff, then hold up, because Bella is our big P go-to about all things girl. She is the tiara-wearing princess of the bod squadthats us btwand together, well be answering all the need-to-know questions that youre too scared or embarrassed to askfor the record though, NO question is ever too sillyI mean, hows a girl ever to become the most feisty, fun, fearless and fabulous girl in all of girlsville if she doesnt ask questions, eh?
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